Improvement in pin-packages



E. FOW LER.

Pin Packages.

No. 134,136. Patented Dwz/4,1872.

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PATENT OFFrOE.

GEORGE EOwLEE, OF SEYMOUR, CONNECTICUT.

IMPRCVEMENT IN PIN-PACKAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 134,136, dated December24, 1872.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, GEORGE FOWLEE, of Seymour county of New Haven, Stateof Connecticut, ave invented certain Improvements in Pin-Packages, ofwhich the following is a specification:

The object of Vmy invention is to construct a new article ofmanufacture, for the purpose of holding and carrying pins in a morecornpact and convenient way than has been hitherto done by theuniversally-used pin-papers.

Letters Patent were granted to me January 17 1871, numbered 111,051, fora new mode of paperin g pins between two continuous strips securedtogether in the interval between the pins by aid of adhesive materialand also for winding such stripsV of pins around an axle placed within acase having an aperture through which the pins could be drawn out, asrequired. This last device has, however, in practice, not met with myexpectations, the pinsA being liable to move on the strips, and thuspreventing the easy winding and unwinding of the continuous strips.Continuous experiments in this direction have demonstrated that thepresent device by far supersedes the former device alluded to, both inutility, compactness, and cheapncss; and I do hereby declare thefollowing', when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing andthe letters of reference marked thereon,

to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which saiddrawing constitutes part of this specification, and represents, in

Figure I, a front view of a pin-spool embodying my invention; in Fig.II, a vertical cut section through line 90,'Fig. III; in `Fig. lll, aplan view with the cover removed.

A is the bottom part of a wooden or metallic spool, S. B is the axlefastened to the center of the bottom part A and having on its upper parta recess, C, cut into the same. D is a loose cover with ahole, E, in thecenter, and which lits so perfectly into the recess c of the axle B thatit will not drop oft` by accident nor be difficult to remove when sodesired. Around the axle B is placed-and fastened to the same-acontinuous slip of paper or other material, H, holding` the pins R inthe manner referred to in the above-mentioned patent, No. 111,051, tosuch an extent or thickness that neither the heads O nor the points pwill project over the. cover or bottom part of the spools, but be keptin the same line within the edges of the same. Over the continuous slipof papered pins a label, F, is placed, which serves to hold the slipstogether, and also as a marking label for the address, patent, &c.

It will be readily understood that the cover D is removed from therecess 'C when the pins are removed for use, and again placed thereonwhen the spool is packed, transported, or put away. By this arrangementany number of pins may be removed without the others getting displaced.The points p of the pins, being protected by the bottom part A oi' thespool, will be preserved and injury to the fingers prevented, which arethe great drawbacks in the ordinarily-used pin-papers.

Having thus fully described my invention,

-I desire to claim- The spool S, consisting of the bottom part A, theaxle B, and the cover D having a recess, O, in combination with thecontinuous slips H, pins R, and label F, substantially as and for thepurpose hereinbefore set forth.

GEORGE FOWLER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS, ELIZA FOWLEE.

